Meaning of bosswoman | Babel Free

Definitions

A female boss.

Examples

“Saturday afternoon, when the street mob was at its heighth, a chauffeur leaned against the corner of Ivey’s, fast asleep . . . The milling folks disturbed him not a bit . . . But his bosswoman made her way through the sea of people and shook him awake.”

“While Eleanor spoke to the bosswoman about price, I took a deep breath and unscrewed the cap from my fountain pen.”

“Hutch adds a hand-clasp to ours in making a big hello to George Landis who won out at Oliver . . . To bosswoman Anita Wong at Chinese Y Canteen . . .”

“Mrs. G. W. Luhr, of Oakland, president of the California Congress of Parents and Teachers, went off the deep end a few days ago and took a blast at the current high school football regulations.[…]But in this instance, I am of the opinion that Mrs. Luhr is slightly off base and, while she undoubtedly meant well, the PTA bosswoman must have been prodded on by some outsiders who have been instrumental in keeping our high school sports on an outmoded basis for so many years.”

“For this particular scene Miss Kathleen Kelley, bosswoman of maternity nurses at Hollywood Presbyterian hospital, served in official capacity.”

“Both her parents have put Olga in charge of the store, and while her mother spends most nights baking, Olga is, in a sense, the bosswoman.”

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